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William Matthews Ross

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Matthews Ross was born in 1859 in North Carolina, USA (son of Joseph Clark Ross and Jane Oliver).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Eastern Division
    • Residence: 1870, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Barber. Sarah was born in 1868 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Robert Dickey Ross was born on 17 Aug 1900 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Apr 1970 in Matthews, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Clark Ross was born on 24 Oct 1817 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (son of John Ross and Hannah Pickens Montgomery); died on 3 Jul 1887 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1887 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 1850, Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Eastern Division
    • Residence: 1870, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Providence Presbyterian Church

    Joseph married Jane Oliver on 15 Dec 1842 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Jane was born on 5 Sep 1823 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1897 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1897 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jane Oliver was born on 5 Sep 1823 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1897 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1897 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: 8 Children
    • Residence: 1850, Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Eastern Division
    • Residence: 1870, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Providence Presbyterian Church

    Children:
    1. Margaret Ann Ross was born in 1845 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1903; was buried in 1903 in Matthews, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Thomas Oliver Ross was born on 8 Jun 1849 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1929 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1929 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    3. John Baxter Ross was born on 2 Sep 1852 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Mar 1933 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1933 in Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Mary Jane Ross was born on 10 Dec 1854 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Jul 1933.
    5. 1. William Matthews Ross was born in 1859 in North Carolina, USA.
    6. James T Ross was born in 1862 in North Carolina, USA.
    7. Dr Robert Richard Dickie Ross was born in 1865 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 May 1935 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Ross was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (son of Francis Ross and Esther Caruthers); died on 17 Apr 1823 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: Brother James Ross, Married Twin Sister

    John married Hannah Pickens Montgomery on 12 Jun 1816 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Hannah (daughter of John Montgomery and Mary Clark) was born on 31 Oct 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Jan 1869 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1869 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hannah Pickens Montgomery was born on 31 Oct 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Montgomery and Mary Clark); died on 7 Jan 1869 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1869 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Western Division

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Prosperity Presbyterian Church Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph Clark Ross was born on 24 Oct 1817 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Jul 1887 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1887 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Mary Narcissus Ross was born in 1820 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1876.
    3. Hettie Ross was born in 1821 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Esther Ann Ross was born on 9 Dec 1822 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Sep 1888.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Francis Ross was born in 1750 in North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Apr 1824 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Number: A098399
    • Military: 1778, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1790, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; District 9

    Francis married Esther Caruthers in 1782 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Esther was born in 1748 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Esther Caruthers was born in 1748 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1782.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Ross was born in 1771 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1817.
    2. Hugh Ross was born about 1780 in North Carolina, USA.
    3. Robert Ross was born about 1780.
    4. Jane Ross was born about 1780 in North Carolina, USA.
    5. 4. John Ross was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Apr 1823 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. James Ross was born on 24 Aug 1789 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Apr 1850 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1850 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 10.  John Montgomery was born on 2 Jan 1773 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (son of James Montgomery and Anne Woods); died on 21 Jul 1854 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1854 in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; 7 Miles East of Hopewell Presbyterian Church
    • Will: 10 Mar 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Grandfather's Will; L10
    • Land: 1 May 1797, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Sold to John Wilson 208 Acres
    • Will: 9 Nov 1822, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Executor to will of Daniel Doherty, future father-in-law for brother Andrew
    • Residence: 1830, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    "He was 6'2" or 6'4" tall with long bobbed white hair, erect, a man of few words, never traveled on Sunday, if teams were on the road, they had to camp on Sunday. His children could not even crack nuts on Sunday (Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers of Hopewell). He was heavyset.

    John married Mary Clark on 1 Aug 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of James Clark and Hannah Pickens) was born on 4 Dec 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jan 1826 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1826 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Clark was born on 4 Dec 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of James Clark and Hannah Pickens); died on 5 Jan 1826 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1826 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: 4RVW-BJV
    • Residence: Abt 1820, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; 7 Miles East of Hopewell Presbyterian Church

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetary

    Notes:

    Married:
    Bondsman Robert Walker, Witness Isaac Alexander

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Montgomery died in Died Young.
    2. Annie Woods Montgomery was born on 31 Oct 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1871 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1871 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 5. Hannah Pickens Montgomery was born on 31 Oct 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Jan 1869 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1869 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Martha Patsey Montgomery was born in 1798 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1832 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Narcissus Montgomery was born in 1799 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. James Clark Montgomery was born on 18 Aug 1801 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Nov 1841.
    7. Dorcas Montgomery was born on 20 Dec 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Aug 1891 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1891 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Reverend John Harvey Montgomery was born on 15 Dec 1811 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Aug 1863 in Summerfield, Dallas, Alabama, USA; was buried in 1863 in Summerfield, Dallas, Alabama, USA.


  

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